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Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – says he has a new reason to be frustrated, some two months after the Arua incident that left his driver dead and Wine himself facing treason charges and severely injured. After seeking medical treatment in…

Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – directly accused President Yoweri Museveni on Monday of ultimate responsibility for the political violence, media repression and other human rights violations in the East African nation. “How do you feel when you do this to your…

President Yoweri Museveni personally called on Ugandan military leaders to deal with the political opposition in Arua last month, as clashes and protests led to deaths, injuries and high-profile arrests. He confirmed the orders followed a stone-throwing incident as he campaigned there and praised the “remarkable discipline and restraint” of…

Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – is now in the United States after leaving from Entebbe Airport about midnight Friday. “Safely arrived in the U.S. where I’ll be receiving specialized treatment following the brutal torture at the hands of SFC soldiers,”…

Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – has finally left the country for medical treatment after being detained at the airport and prevented from leaving earlier Friday. Human rights attorney Nicholas Opiyo said he witnessed Wine board a KLM flight at Entebbe…

Popular Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – was released from prison on bail Monday, two weeks after he was arrested in the Uganda town of Arua. Wine was charged with treason after marchers from an August 13 political rally for independent…

Popular Ugandan musician Bobi Wine – an opposition MP whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi – is reporting his vehicle came under police gunfire in the town of Arua, leaving his driver dead. Wine sent a Twitter message, with a graphic image he identified as the shooting, after the incident…